Project Intern at BRAC USA, Founder, Translator and Interpreter at B&M Translations, Research Assistant at Columbia University, Research Assistant at Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment
Location:
New York, New York
Industry:
International Affairs
Work:
BRAC USA - New York since Jun 2013
Project Intern
B&M Translations since 2006
Founder, Translator and Interpreter
Columbia University - New York City since Jan 2013
Research Assistant
Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment - New York City since Sep 2011
Research Assistant
Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable International Investment and Makerere University - Uganda Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
Consultant
Education:
Columbia University in the City of New York 2011 - 2013
Master of Arts (M.A.), Social Anthropology/ Development Practice
University of Cape Town 2004 - 2010
Bsc, BSocSc (Hon) and Masters, in Oceanography, Zoology and Social Anthropology
Interests:
Mozambique, Africa, Sustainable Development, Extractive Industries and Community Development, Marine Resource Management, Governance, Media, and Sports Development and for Development. Last but mostly: home, travelling, soccer, and the ocean.
Honor & Awards:
• Fulbright Scholarship to attend Columbia University in New York, USA (2011-2012).
• Proposal presentation to former Haiti Minister on strategies to improve local governance (2012).
• Academic paper presented at the Anthropology Southern Africa Conference – "Framing Media" (2010).
• Documentary by Sports for Solidarity - "Tin Town: the unaccountable cost of the 2010 World Cup" (2010).
• Funding from the South African National Research Foundation (NRF) for Honours thesis (2008).
• Provincial Champions for 3 years with the University of Cape Town Soccer Club (2006-2008)
• Created B&M translations, a team of translators from different countries that offer quality translation, interpretation and editing services in a range of languages and specialization areas (2006).